Our8favoriteboardgamesfromAmazon’s‘buy2,get1half-off’sale

Amazon is currently offering a great opportunity to stock up on some of our favorite board games for less.

Right now, if you add two games participating in the sale to your cart, Amazon will knock 50% off one thats of equal or lesser value. And thats after the sales price — many of our favorites are already a few bucks off at the moment.

The list of eligible titles isnt massive but features many games that we consider to be an essential part of any collection, including Ticket to Ride, Catan, Azul, and Pandemic, but if youre looking for more suggestions, weve assembled a short list of our recommendations below.

Camel Up

This award-winning game has players betting on a series of camel races, where the speed of each animal is determined by dice. Camel Up is quick, chaotic, and a real good time.

$32 at Amazon

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride, the classic route-building game from Days of Wonder, has accrued a massive list of awards — and with good reason. The game is easy to learn and can be played in the span of about 90 minutes, making it perfect for family game nights.

$44 at Amazon

Dixit

Dixit plays something like Apples to Apples meets The Science of Sleep. Everyone takes turns drawing a hand of illustrated cards and describing one of them. The rest of the table votes with the card they have in their hand that best matches the description, with the key being to provide obscure descriptions, but not so obscure that nobody will guess. 

$40 at Amazon

Cosmic Encounter

The streamlined game of intergalactic diplomacy and strategy, Cosmic Encounter has you take on the role of one of the fifty different playable alien species as they attempt to colonize the galaxy.

$56 at Amazon

Azul

This lovely tile-laying game is enchanting, easy to pick up, and a great game to keep around for chill game nights. Specific tile patterns and complete sets earn you points, but wasting tiles can set you back. Once all the tiles are gone, the player with the most points wins.

$32 at Amazon

Clue (reimagined)

The latest version of the classic “whodunit” board game reimagines the original cast of characters as incredibly hot people who could never do anything wrong. Question and eliminate suspects as you attempt to piece together who killed Mr. Body or try and throw people off your trail.

$16 at Amazon

Catan

The original gateway board game, Catan has you competing and cooperating as you all attempt to build the most prosperous settlements by constructing roads, exploiting resources, and trading with your neighbors.

$44 at Amazon

Pandemic

Work together to save humanity from deadly diseases in this cooperative board game for two to four players.

$36 at Amazon